Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents
Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data.
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Headed Away to School? Here’s What Students With Health Issues Need to Know
College and grad students with chronic health conditions as common as asthma and diabetes may need to clear hurdles to make sure their health needs are covered by insurance if they go to school far from home.
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Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes
Nursing home operators acknowledge that large numbers of staff members are not getting the shots but fear a federal vaccination mandate could drive away workers in a tight labor market.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Booster Time
As the delta variant continues to spread around the U.S., the Biden administration is taking steps to authorize covid vaccine boosters, require nursing home workers to be vaccinated and protect school officials who want to require masks despite state laws banning those mandates. Meanwhile, the U.S. House is returning from its summer break early to start work on its giant budget bill, which includes a long list of health policy changes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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Expect To Pay More For Covid Treatments As Of October, Insurers Say
"No fee" programs for covid patients are expected to end for some insurers starting Oct. 1. Meanwhile, the American Medical Association notes financial health systems are set up and ready for the upcoming booster program. Reports say some people are wrongly billed for covid shots already.
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There’s More Time To Work Out Kinks In Medicaid Eligibility, Pricing Rules
In a letter Friday, CMS said it is giving states a full year after the covid-19 public health emergency ends to finish redetermining eligibility for Medicaid beneficiaries. Also, CMS is so far refraining from penalizing providers who haven't adjusted their price transparency rules, Bloomberg Law reports.
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‘Jacking Up’ Drug Prices Has To End, Biden Says; Calls On Congress To Act
Citing Americans who skip or conserve medications because of costs, President Joe Biden urged lawmakers to include a series of measures in the $3.5 trillion budget plan under negotiation on the Hill that he says could help bring down "outrageously expensive" prescription drugs.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Senate Acts
The U.S. Senate worked well into its scheduled August recess to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget blueprint that outlines a much larger bill — covering key health priorities — to be written this fall. Meanwhile, the latest surge of covid is making both employers and schools rethink their opening plans. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call and Yasmeen Abutaleb of The Washington Post join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, for “extra credit,” the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Missouri’s Medicaid Expansion Must Begin Immediately, Judge Rules
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rejected a request for at least a two-month delay. Other news is on the growth of Medicare Advantage and Medicare coverage for seniors.
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Report Says 7 In 10 US Doctors Now Work Outside Of Private Practice
Consulting firm Avalere Health says nearly 70% of physicians work in hospitals, health systems or for private companies -- up 12% over the past two years. A separate report says a pandemic-influenced hospital-at-home program actually boosted inpatient capacity at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Michigan’s Suicide Rate Dropped More Than 12% During Pandemic
Suicides were down to 1,284 in 2020 from 2019's 1,471 figure in Michigan. Meanwhile, a Maine project to prevent youth suicide is getting a nearly $850,000 boost from the federal government. And in other news across the states, wildfires, drought, equal pay matters and more.
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Feds to Nix Work Requirements in Montana Medicaid Expansion Program
State health officials say the federal government will likely reject any work or community engagement requirements, which were key to Republican lawmakers agreeing to extend the program that insures 100,000 low-income Montana adults.
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US Ranks Last Among High-Income Nations, Again, In Health Care Study
The latest study from the Commonwealth Fund, released today, places the U.S. last among high-income countries because of problems with access to health care and inequality. Meanwhile, NPR reports on how some consumers may still be eligible for free health insurance due to recent expanded enrollment periods.
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CMS Suggests State Medicaid Programs Could Help Insure Home Health Aides
A proposed CMS rule change would permit state Medicaid agencies to use voluntary payroll deductions from home health workers' wages to pay third parties for benefits--including insurance. Meanwhile, a change to CMS pay rules means inpatient services payments in 2022 may go up by $2.3 billion.
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Hot Covid Summer
The summer that promised to let Americans resume a relatively normal life is turning into another summer of anxiety and face masks, as the delta variant drives covid caseloads up in all 50 states. Meanwhile, the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 35, and the Missouri Supreme Court orders the state to expand Medicaid after all. Mary Ellen McIntire of CQ Roll Call, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rachana Pradhan of KHN join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN’s Samantha Young, who reported and wrote the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode about an Olympic-level athlete with an Olympic-size medical bill.
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Covid Hospital Visit Limits Show Benefits Of Visitors In Health Care
Stat reports on how limitations in personal hospital visits have impacted patients experiencing the "best care." Other news outlets cover how some hospital systems are tightening visitor restrictions again as covid surges hit their area. Health disparities and Highmark Health are also in the news.
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Deadlines Nearing For ACA Special Enrollment, COBRA Coverage
The sign-up window for COBRA insurance coverage for laid-off workers closes this week. Meanwhile there's still time in the enrollment window to sign up for low/no-cost private coverage through the federal ACA marketplace. Also, a Kansas lawmaker suggests a fix to the "birthday rule" for insurance bills.
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How a Doctor Breaks Norms to Treat Refugees and Recent Immigrants
In a suburb of Denver, a doctor runs a clinic that finds creative solutions to treat a large refugee and immigrant population, sometimes to the dismay of the medical establishment.
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Missouri Supreme Court Orders State To Begin Medicaid Expansion
State voters approved expanding coverage of Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income residents, but the governor refused to implement the program because lawmakers did not appropriate funding. The court rejected his arguments.
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Schumer Pushes Bipartisan Bill Vote So Senate Can Move To $3.5T Budget Plan
The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a bipartisan bill to improve the nation's roads, bridges and other infrastructure. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is holding the bill on a tight time frame because he is trying to get another big initiative, the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation with a number of major health programs, through the Senate this summer.
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